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Fig. 3 | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Fig. 3

From: Reduced thoracic skeletal muscle size is associated with adverse outcomes in diabetes patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: quantitative analysis of sarcopenia by using cardiac MRI

Fig. 3

Bivariate correlations between NT-proBNP and thoracic SMI or BMI. NT-proBNP is log-transformed before being included in the Pearson’s analysis. Abbreviations: NT-proBNP, amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; SMI, skeletal muscle index; BMI, body mass index

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

ISSN: 1475-2840